Ball carrier for golf bags



Jan. 28, 1930. B, WENGARD 1,744,939

BALL CARRIER FOR GOLF BAGS Filed June 28, 1928 F1; 1, Fig. 2. Fig. 3.

Ben' Wengarci I I 3 r HJoz neg Patented Jan. 28, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I I BEN WENGARD, or WATERLOO, IOWA, ASSIGNO'B. To; 111E HINsQN; MANUFACTURING N COMPANY, or WATEBLOQ, Iowa, I

BALL CARRIER ronconr' BAGS Application filed June 28,

My invention relates to improvements in golf-bags, and the object of my improvement is to combine with a golf-bag a ball receptacle positioned conveniently for instant use, adapted to contain a number of golf balls in alinement for selective use and removal of any one of them, and having secure closing means quickly openable at will.

This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective elevation of a golf-bag including my improved ball receiving means in closed condition. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the golfbag, showing the ball pocket or receptacle opened and marginally widely spread apart.

. Fig. 3 is another and like elevation, showing of the invention or the the ball receiving receptacle partially spread open to disclose a row of golf balls arranged in longitudinal alinement therein. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section of the golfhag, showing the inner face of the upper guard device for the ball receptacle. Fig. 5 is a central'longitudinal section of the bag taken atan angle of ninety degrees from the section of said Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective elevation of the said guard device and its integrally connected hanger plate. I

It is to be understood that various slight modifications may be eflected in this invention without thereby departing from the principle protection of the appended claims.

My improved golf-ball pocket or receptacle may of course be applied to and combined with any kind or' pattern of golf-b ag. Thebag 1 shown is as usual open at the top and closed at the bottom, having a resilient rubber annulus 2 fitted around its upper edge as a protecting reinforcement and to keep the open end thereof spread circularly. The bottom of the bag consists of an elastic hard rubber disk 3, to whose annularupwardly directed flange the lower edge part of the bag is stitched securely. The bag may have a looped handle 5, also a shoulder strap 7 end-connected to D-links secured to the bag. These links may be thus connected to end'eyes on an embedded steel bar 6 in a rubber strip with an additional member as follows.

1928. Serial No. 288,840.

4, but this feature the subject of another I V patent application and will not be further mentioned herein.

The ball receptacle is formed in part at 160:6 the flexible wall of the bag 1 and in part of side strips 8 united thereto inparallel throughout most of their extent, being poached at opposite ends.

gitudinal edges of these strips 8. have con- The marginal lonnected thereto fastening elements 9 of a wellknown typeadapted to be slidably engaged by a slide member. 10. having a staple upon which is loosely hung a finger-piece Any other suitable meansmay be used, however,

with which to. releasably secure together said marginal and apposed edges of the side flaps .orparts 8..of the ball receptacle'M. The re ceptacle 14 is thuspreferably elongated longitudinally with and along the outer wall of the bag 1 andof a widthinteriorly only sulficient' to contain a single longitudinal row of ballsl5 therein. i

The ball receptacle 14 iscomplete as already described, but I have combined there- The numeral 12 denotes a flat bar of elastic vulcanized rubber stitchedlongitudinally along the inner wall. ofthe bag 1 above the upper end of the ball receptacle 14. This may be superposed upon the rubber strip 4 and steel bar 6 to secure a strongr einforcement at that location. The. bar 12 has. as its integral lower termination'a half-cup 11 which is fitted over the upperpouched end of the receptacle 14 and securely stitched thereto. The principal ofli'ce ofthe half-cup'll is to serve as a guard device over the upper endof the ball receptacle, to prevent thehandle terminations'o'f golf clubs fromwearing or tearing the bag when pushed into the bag with some force from above. The bag is also thereby kept spread apart formore convenient use in emptying or re-filling it. As theballs 15 are in a single row, the user after opening the receptacle manually pulling upon thetab element 13to draw the securing slide 10 down,

may selectoany ball from the row at will whether used or not for particular hazards. The edge securing devices are of the wellknown Zipper type, and are not specifically claimed. The pull device is shifted upwardly to close the receptacle.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A golf-bag having a side-opening pocket, a cupped device mounted around the upper end of the pocket wall inside the bag, and means for releasably closing said pocket.

2. A golf-bag having an exteriorly opening longitudinally opening pocket to contain golf-balls, and an elastic cupped element within the bag abutting the pocket to protect its upper part.

3. A golf-bag having an exteriorly opening elongated pocket with apposed substantially parallel apposed edges, a laterally and downwardly cupped device mounted within said bag and connected thereto to protect the upper end of and reinforced said pocket, and means for releasably connecting said edges together.

4. A golf-bag having an exteriorly opening longitudinally elongated pocket to contain a single row of golf-balls, and a concave device mounted within the bag for protecting the upper part of the pocket from wear from within.

5. A golf-bag having an exterior longitudinally split receptacle shaped to contain a single straight longitudinal row of golf-balls, the receptacle being in part the flexible wall of the bag and in part a pair of opposite marginally opposed flaps secured in spaced relation upon said wall part, and a semi-elastic cupped guard device inclosing the upper end part of the receptacle inside the bag and secured to the latter to serve as a wear-memher for the receptacle.

6. A golf-bag having an exterior longitudinally split receptacle shaped to contain a single straight longitudinal row of golf-balls, the receptacle being in part the flexible wall of the bag and in part a pair of opposite marginally opposed flaps secured in spaced relation upon said wall part, means for releasably securing said flaps together marginally, and a semi-elastic wear member mounted within the bag over the upper end part of the receptacle to protect it from wear occasioned by insertion of golf implements into the bag.

7. A golf-bag having an exteriorly opening flexible receptacle for golf-balls upon its outer wall, a reinforcing strip secured along the inner wall of the bag above said receptacle, and said strip having an integral cupped member inclosing the inner upper part of the receptacle to protect it from abrasions from within.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

BEN ENGARD, 

